Strainer



D D. WALKER.

STRAINER. APPLICATION FILED AUGl 5, 1920. I 1,427,565. Pat nt d Aug. 29, 1922.

IWTA'ESSES any/0 WALKE; INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY;

UNITED srarr s DAV I1) D. WALKER, 0T3 GRAND VIEW, IDAHO.

STEAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. (29, 1922 Application filed August 5, 1920. Serial No. 401,485.

State of Idaho, have invented certain new receptacle from which, or in which the milk will be vended.

Another object of the invention is to provide a strainer which may be quickly and conveniently dismantled to permit thorough cleaning of every part of the strainer.

The above and other objects of this invention will be in part described and in part understood from the following description of the present preferred form of the invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1, is a vertical sectional view of a strainer constructed in accordance with my invention showing the clamping ring separated therefrom, and

Fig. 2, is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrow.

In the drawings, a strainer body 3 is provided which in this instance is shown to be of substantially hemispherical shape, although any other desired shape of body may be used. The body is provided with an opening 4: in the bottom thereof, the latter being pressed up to provide an up standing base 5, the said base constituting the wall of the opeuing 4:.

A straining element 6 which in the present instance consists of a circular wire mesh body is mounted upon the base 5 across the opening 4:. The straining element is clamped on the base by a cap 7, the latter constituting a cylinder, the upper end 8 of which is closed, and the lower end thereof reversely folded as indicated at 9 and then turned outwardly at right angles providing an annulus 10. The annulus serves as a wall for an opening 11 formed in the bottom of said cap. Arcuate openings are formed at intervals in the cap 7 adjacent the closed upper end 8 thereof, each opening having a wire mesh panel 12 detachably mounted thereover. As shown to advantage in Fig. 1 of the drawings, these arcuate openings fall short of the annulus 10.

A spout 13 issues from thebottom face of the body 3, consisting of an annular collar, the upper marginal edge of which is bent inwardly at right angles and is secpred to said body in any suitable manner. When in this position the inner margin of the spout will be in a plane coincident with the plane of the inner wall on the pressed up portion of said body 3. The lower marginal edge of said collar is turned upwardly into engagement with the outer periphery of the latter to reinforce the same. A suitable straining cloth or the like as in dicated by the dotted lines let is adapted to be placed over the outlet end of the spout and is held in position by a clamping collar 15. The latter slides over the outer periphery of said collar so as to clamp the cloth 1% between said collar and rim in a manner indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. By folding over the lower -margin of said spout or collar 13 to reinforce the same, an enlargement is provided which will yieldingly engage the clamping ring 15 to retain cap is closed, the milk poured into the body 3 must pass through the strainers 12 thence through the strainer 6 and ultimately through the straining cloth 14 into a receptacle placed therebeneath.

What is claimed is:

1. A milk strainer including a body provided with an opening, a screening element arranged over the. opening, a cap detachably holding said element over said opening, said cap having a closed upper end and openings in its side, a spout depending from said body, and a clamping ring for securing a screening element over the spout.

2. A milk strainer including a body the bottom of which is pressed upwardly to provide an upstanding base, a screening element arranged on the base, a cap snugly engaging said base and clamping said screening element thereon, said cap having an imperforate top and screened openings in its side.

3. A milk strainer including a body the bottom of Which is pressed up' a'ardly to proment, and a ring to clamp said secondary vide an upstanding base, a screening element screening element on the spout.

arranged on the base a cap snugly engaging In testimony whereof I afiix my signasaid base and clamping said screening eleture in presence of two Witnesses.

inent thereon, said cap having an iniper- DAVID D. WALKER.

forate top and screened openings in, its Witnesses: slde a spout dependlng from said body for JAMES L. BROWN, the receptlon of a secondary screening ele- A. E. DEAR. I v 

